Another beautiful day here on the Côte d'Azur and we were in for quite a varied day. We took a break from traditional lessons in the morning and instead had an excursion to the local town of Cap d'Ail with our French teachers to put the skills we've been learning in class into action! Visits to la boulangerie, la poste, la supermarche and la pharmacy gave everyone an opportunity to show of their language skills with great success.
In the afternoon, we went on another excursion firstly to an amazing Villa which was a perfect recreation of an ancient Greek villa, down to every mosaic tile on the floor and fresco on the walls. The tour of the Villa told us of everything from the history of the Olympic games to ancient education to the fact that Greek girls married at 14 - the girls didn't quite agree with that one.
In the afternoon, the weather having turned out beautifully, we spent an hour or so on the beach in the village of Beaulieu (literal translation quite accurately being "beautiful place") with our guides Max and Leo. Some of the braver kids on the tour dared to go for a swim in the 14˚ water, but most of us preferred not to!
Finally in the evening we returned to the CMEF for a Casino night, which was basically just an excuse for everyone to dress up for an evening. Some of the boys even put on ties for the occasion, and although we may not have represented Australia very well in the poker tournament (we tried!), I think everyone had a great time.
Unfortunately our time at the CMEF and in France is nearly drawing to a close, but we've got a few more days to make the most of yet and hopefully they're similar to this one!
Charlotte, Tilly, and Isabella Man.
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